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"We are the police and we're going to kill you."

A man who was killed in a multi-car accident on Route 3 in Billerica Saturday night has been identified as 27-year-old Steven Khabbaz of Tewksbury, according to the State Police. Troopers responded to the scene, north of...

Damn, the 21st century is confusing. Edward Snowden's bizarre-yet-totally-predictable flight from Hong Kong to Moscow and, it seems, Ecuador, heading for a refuge from U.S. espionage and other charges, shows how things r...

Upcoming events in the communities south of Boston.

A petition drive to legalize marijuana, even for medicinal purposes, might seem an extraordinary step in Florida, but polls show support for the measure crosses political party lines.

Should we worry about the spread of the Mers-CoV virus?

Yesterday, the Guardian revealed that GCHQ, Britain's version of the NSA, has been running a program called Tempora that taps fiber optic cables coming into the country. GCHQ claims that Tempora gathers more metadata tha...

News of the former South African leader's downturn uses the strongest language yet after three weeks of hospitalization.

In the hallowed halls of Columbia University, a nest of convicted killers, armed robbers and terrorists - led by former Weather Underground operative Kathy Boudin - holds court on their unique brand of social justice for...

A Hollywood man thinks a sign in the back of his car may lead him to Ms. Right. And yes, he gets lots of calls.

An Australian man who disrupted last year's University Boat Race by swimming in front of the crews is refused leave to remain in the UK.

Mysterious as he is on "Mad Men," James Wolk is just as full of surprises as his character Bob Benson. Although he's made quite a name for himself over the years -- and this year especially as the guy who hit on Pete Cam...

Snapchat, the photo and video sharing app where images disappear in 10 seconds or less, has launched a new feature for kids under 13. It's called SnapKidz and it's just like Snapchat, but deliberately missing one big fea...

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta's largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

TIRANA, Albania -- Albania's national elections Sunday were marred by violence after an exchange of gunfire wounded a candidate and killed a supporter of a rival party, tainting what had been a largely peaceful campaign ...

When astronaut Karen Nyberg attended her 25th high school reunion, she didn't just bring photos of her husband or child -- instead she was able to show her classmates a view of Earth from 200 miles above its surface. Nyb...

SAO PAULO (AP) -- After a week of protests at a frenetic pace, a restive calm settled over Brazil on Sunday, though there were a few peaceful demonstrations against corruption.

DETROIT (AP) -- Torii Hunter hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning after two Boston errors helped load the bases, and Prince Fielder added a two-run single to help the Detroit Tigers to a sloppy 7-5 victor...

Residents heard loud bang as small home-made device went off but no one was injured and minimal damage was caused Police confirmed on Sunday that a suspicious object found near a mosque in Walsall was a small home-made e...

This weekend Ireland is abuzz with remembrances of John F. Kennedy as thousands gather in his ancestral village in Gorey, County Wexford to mark the 50th anniversary of the late American president's triumphal visit to Ir...

An ex-undercover police officer claims he was part of an operation to "smear" the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.